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Why We Shouldn't Trust Social Media Startups
- petercooper 18y agoEven with Twitter one has to wonder what will happen if it doesn’t come up with a real business plan other than being bought up. Nah, we don't have to worry about Twitter. Twitter is not your usual startup. Like very few startups, it's gained gigantic amounts of cultural exposure. Pownce, JotSpot and DodgeBall were barely known by the general Internet populace. Twitter's appearing in comics, TV references, news articles.. all over the shop. I play around with Twitter but I don’t plan on making it a real part of my daily computing and communication life. I use FriendFeed but I don’t expect it to really go anywhere. I insulate myself with this attitude because I am fed up with seeing all the effort and time people are putting into these so-called businesses only to see nothing of any value coming back. With such a cynical attitude, why use anything? Nothing is permanent! Enjoy the now. Refusing to make Twitter a part of your "daily communication life" is like refusing to buy a new PC because a better one will be out in a year's time. There will always be obsolescence - use what's in the now and get ready to change.